WeightsMeasures Inspector III

Final Filing Deadline: December 31 2025

Exam #: 25/30G21/12JG

Weights & Measurers Inspector I/II

Level I: $4846.00 - $6619.00 Monthly

Level II: $5574.00 - $7251.00 Monthly

The Monterey County Agricultural Commissioners Office acts as the local enforcement agency for specific laws and regulations pertaining to agriculture and business. Major areas of responsibility and jurisdiction include; pesticide use enforcement plant quarantine pest exclusion pest detection fruit and vegetable standardization nursery seed and weights and measures enforcement.

A Weights & Measurers Inspector position is currently available within the Agricultural Commissioners Office. Weights & Measures Inspectors enforce Weights & Measures laws and regulations. Incumbents travel throughout the county inspecting and testing weighing and measuring devices verifying price accuracy at point-of-sale systems ensure accurate package labeling and perform other related duties as required.

Level Iis an entry-level position in the Weights & Measures Inspector class series. Incumbents receive training and learn inspection methods procedures and relevant laws and regulations. They work under direct supervision and must obtain one of three County Weights and Measures Inspector Licenses issued by CDFA as well as a Class B license within 12 months of hire. A second Inspector license must be obtained within two years of hire.

Level II is the first experienced working level in the Weights & Measures Inspector class series. Incumbents perform a broader range of duties under general supervision. Incumbents must possess at least two County Weights and Measures Inspector Licenses issued by CDFA have one year of experience equivalent to a Weights and Measure Inspector I and are expected to obtain a Class B license within 8 months of hire.

This classification is part of a flexible series. Incumbents appointed at the lower level of the career series may be promoted to a higher level of the career series subject to meeting the employment standards for the higher class and a recommendation for their promotion by the appointing authority in accordance with the Flexible Staffing Program and Guidelines

The Eligible List established by this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time part-time or temporary basis County-wide.

Weights & Measurers Inspector I

• Assists in inspection and testing of various types of commercially used retail industrial agricultural and specialty scales for accuracy within established tolerance limits and compliance with specifications and user requirements.
• Assists in the inspection and testing of various types of commercially used measuring devices including those that dispense petroleum products (gaseous liquid and natural) chemicals and are used in the measurement of electricity for accuracy within established tolerance limits and compliance with specifications and user requirements.
• Seals devices inspected and tested and issues certifications of inspection.
• Creates maintains and stores records of work performed
• Responds to consumer questions/complaints
• Assists in the testing (and under-cover purchase) of packaged goods for proper quantity using statistical sampling techniques inspects labeling and sales methods.
• Assists in the inspection of weighmasters and weighmaster records
• May issue orders to correct or condemn defective weighing and measuring devices remove consumer and/or wholesale packages from sale prohibit a weighmaster from issuing certificates prohibit the sale or removal of motor fuel

Weights & Measurers Inspector II

In addition to the level I duties the level II also includes:

• Inspects and tests various types of commercially used retail industrial agricultural and specialty scales for accuracy within established tolerance limits and compliance with specifications and user requirements
• Inspects and tests various types of commercially used measuring devices including those that dispense petroleum products (gaseous liquid and natural) chemicals and are used in the measurement of electricity for accuracy within established tolerance limits and compliance with specifications and user requirements
• Seals devices inspected and tested and issues certifications of inspection
• Creates and maintains records of work performed
• Audits and inspects weighmasters and weighmaster records
• Issues orders to correct or condemn defective weighing and measuring devices remove consumer and/or wholesale packages from sale prohibit a weighmaster from issuing certificates prohibit the sale or removal of motor fuel and petroleum products
• Inspects petroleum products for compliance with advertising labeling registration minimum quality specifications and product integrity

Visit the Monterey County Website to view the complete job descriptions:

Weights & Measurers Inspector I

Weights & Measurers Inspector II

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE

Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge skills and abilities:

Weights & Measurers Inspector I

Some Knowledge of:

• Personal computer usage
• Software such as: Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint
• Internet research methods

Working Knowledge of:

Weights & Measurers Inspector II:In addition to level I Some Knowledge of the level II also include:

Working Knowledge of:

• Laws codes regulations and functions relating to weights and measures inspection programs
• The operation of weighing and measuring devices and standards
• Basic mathematical concepts
• Personal computer usage
• Software such as: Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint
• Internet research methods

Weights & Measurers Inspector (Both Levels)

Skill and Ability to:

• Learn interpret and enforce the provisions of laws and regulations relating to weights and measures
• Provide excellent and courteous customer service
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others and deal tactfully and effectively with persons contacted in the course of work and in enforcement situations that may be difficult or tense
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with the public coworkers and law enforcement agencies consumers and regulated industries
• Analyze situations accurately and take appropriate and effective action
• Collect and organize information
• Prepare clear and concise reports records of inspections correspondence and administrative hearing materials
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor requiring dexterity and mechanical aptitude
• Operate and care for various types of test equipment
• Observe safe work practices and procedures
• Identify correct and/or report occupational hazards
• Operate a personal computer and software to maintain inspection and registration data prepare reports search databases process photographs and access network and web-based programs and applications
• Adhere to related Federal State and local safety laws regulations and ordinances
• Testify in administrative hearings and in civil/ criminal court proceedings

Any combination of training education and/or experience which provides the knowledge skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is:

Weights & Measurers Inspector I

Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations Title 3 Division 1 Chapter 2 Article 1 one of the following options is required:

Option I:

Possession of one or more valid statewide specific category licenses as a County Weights and Measures Inspector or County Agricultural Inspector/Biologist.

Option II

Possession of a bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college with specialization in one or more of the qualifying disciplines ofChemical Science Commerce Engineering Law Enforcement Marketing Mathematics Physical Science Physics and/or Statistics

Option III

Possession of a bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college in any discipline with a minimum of 30 semester units or equivalent in one or any combination of the qualifying disciplines of:

Chemical Science

Commerce

Engineering

Law Enforcement

Marketing

Mathematics

Physical Science

Physics and/or Statistics

Candidates registered as senior students in an accredited four-year college in one of the qualifying disciplines listed above may be admitted to the exam; however a license willnotbe issued until proof of graduation is provided by the applicant.

Provided the candidate possesses a minimum of 30 semester units or equivalent in one or any combination of qualifying disciplines listed above experience in one or more of the following may be substituted for up to two years of college on a year-for-year basis:

• Enforcement of weights and measures or agricultural laws
• The inspection maintenance repair or installation of weighing or measuring instruments or equipment
• Consumer protection or resolution of consumer complaints in a public or private consumer affairs agency
• Law enforcement or investigation work in a federal state or local jurisdiction or
• Responsible quality or quantity control work in the production of consumer commodities. This experience must have been at a level comparable to that of a county weights and measure inspector or agricultural inspector/biologist.

Weights & Measurers Inspector II

Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations Title 3 Division 1 Chapter 2 Article 1 one of the following options is required:

Experience:

One year of experience in weights and measures inspection and enforcement work comparable to that of a Weights and Measures Inspector I in Monterey County.

AND

Licenses:

Two licenses designated by the County Agricultural Commissioner and issued by the State Department of Food and Agriculture

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The required conditions of employment include but are not limited to the following:
All Levels:

• Obtain required core licenses during employment in accordance with class specification.
• Possess a valid California Class C driver license at the time of appointment and possess and maintain a satisfactory driving record or provide evidence of suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.
• Pass a pre-employment physical examination
• Level I must obtain a class b license within 12 months of hire Level II must obtain a Class B license within 8 months of hire.
• Obtain safety certifications as necessary
• Submit to random drug and alcohol testing as required by the Department of Transportation
• Travel throughout Monterey County
• Work weekends holidays and evenings when assigned during peak season or in emergency situations

• A completed County of Monterey Employment Application
• Responses to the Supplemental Questions
• Copy of valid statewide entrance or specific category licenses as a County Weights and Measures Inspector or County Agricultural Inspector/Biologist OR a copy of Diploma and/or Transcripts showing graduation from an accredited four-year college as described in the required Licenses/Certification section of the minimum qualifications.